Discovery CEO David Zaslav took a significant pay cut in 2015, dropping to $33.3 million, down from $156.1 million in 2014, according to regulatory filings released on Wednesday.

While that is indeed a significant drop, don’t be expecting to see Zaslav in the poor house any time soon.

As part of his negotiation to remain the Discovery boss through 2019, Zaslav received more than $94 million in new stocks and options in 2014, which made up the bulk of the insane increase in his compensation over the previous year. His base salary remained steady at $3 million.

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